Inventory control specialist

Randstad is seeking an Inventory Control Specialist for a contract-to-hire opportunity with a leading manufacturing and distribution organization. This role is responsible for coordinating outbound customer shipments, maintaining daily dock status reports, and conducting inventory audits. The ideal candidate brings a blend of hands-on warehouse coordination and data accuracy-utilizing tools like JD Edwards (JDE) and Power BI dashboards to reconcile inventory discrepancies, monitor KPIs, and ensure seamless delivery schedules.

Qualifications & Skills

• Experience: 2-4+ years of experience in logistics, warehouse coordination, or outbound shipping within a manufacturing/distribution environment.
• ERP Experience: Proficiency in JD Edwards (JDE) or a similar enterprise ERP system strongly preferred.
• Data & Analytics: Familiarity with Power BI dashboards and data-reconciliation/analytical skills.
• Software Proficiency: Proficient with Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, Teams, Outlook, Word) and cloud document management (SharePoint/OneDrive).
• Attention to Detail: Proven ability to audit physical dock lanes against system data to catch and fix errors quickl

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salary: $21 - $21.5 per hour
shift: First
work hours: 7:30 AM - 4 PM
education: High School

Responsibilities

• Outbound Shipment Coordination: Schedule, process, and audit outbound shipments aligned with inventory levels and customer delivery requirements.
• Systems Reporting & Reconciliation: Retrieve, analyze, and reconcile operational status reports (e.g., 560/999 status codes) to resolve shipment discrepancies.
• KPI & Dashboard Monitoring: Review Power BI dashboards daily to ensure accuracy across shipping metrics, dock staging, and inventory status.
• Inventory Control & Auditing: Audit outgoing shipments and shipping lanes for ERP/JDE conformance; clear system holds (M Hold) and participate in physical inventory counts.
• Operations Support: Update daily dock reports, stage dock tracking, and maintain record retention for shipping documents via SharePoint.
• Cross-Team Communication: Actively monitor team chats and emails to respond promptly to critical customer shipping requests and operational priority updates.

Skills

• ERP (2 years of experience is required)
• Customer Shipments (2 years of experience is required)
• Inventory (2 years of experience is required)
• Power BI (2 years of experience is preferred)
• Logistics (2 years of experience is required)
• Compliance Requirements
• Inventory Auditing
• Inventory - Physical
• Shipping Coordination (2 years of experience is required)
• Logistics Coordination (2 years of experience is required)
• Outbound Shipping
• Distribution
• Microsoft Office 365

Qualifications

• Years of experience: 2 years
• Experience level: Experienced

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At Randstad, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.